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Sonic mania level list5/23/2023 There’s still a lot of glitches and collision detection issues, I would have preferred if there were more new zones than original zones, some levels don’t really have clear transitions between them, and it does suck that you can only use the Insta-Shield/Super Peel Out on non-save files, but you know what? Every single other aspect of this game is beyond brilliant. At its core, it’s a mixture of the best elements of every Genesis/CD Sonic game (with the exception of 3D Blast and Spinball) just given a fresh coat of paint and an injection of steroids to the soundtrack. It’s my new favorite in the series, or at the very least tied with Sonic 3 & Knuckles. This would have been a game that people were actually hyped for disappointing them, and that’s infinitely worse than a game that’s expected to be a trainwreck turning out to be a trainwreck.īut as I’m sure you’re blatantly aware, either because you’ve played the game for yourself or you’ve heard me ramble on and on about it for weeks on end, Sonic Mania is a fucking fantastic game. Sure, those infamous games I mentioned earlier are awful, but even people who saw the trailers for those pretty much knew from the get-go that they were gonna be awful. If it did, it may have just been the final nail in the coffin for the franchise. Not only would this game include revamped versions of classic fan favorite zones, but it would also include brand new original zones! I was honestly hyped for this game the moment it was announced, but knowing Sonic’s track record for the past….God knows how many years, this could very easily have turned out bad. For those unaware, he’s the man who ported Sonic CD to mobile in 2011, and he’s ported numerous other Genesis Sonic games as well as made a few originals on his own. Late last year we got a trailer for what appeared to be a Genesis-style Sonic game spearheaded by Mr. Honestly, I thought the latter game was the final nail in the coffin for his career, doomed to be remembered less for his Genesis-era brand of insanely fun high-speed platforming and more for his 3D days of mediocrity. Sonic Adventure sucks… Sonic Heroes is…meh….and do I even need to bring up Sonic ’06 and Rise of Lyric? I didn’t think so. ….whatever that is….but I honestly have never found myself enjoying or interested in most of his other modern-day ventures. Samm圜lassicSonicFan: YOU FRICKIN’ FRICKS! WHEN WILL YOU LEARN THAT YOUR ACTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES?! What with your OC-creators, your Chris-Chans and your. I love the original 4 Genesis games and CD, but everything afterwards with the exception of Generations….eh….Not helping is the fanbase consisting majorly of, well, pretty much the worst humanity has to offer. I may or may not have made it clear in the past, but I….am not the biggest Sonic fan in the world. Which, I mean, that statement right there, “I’ve been doing nonstop crowing over the latest game in the Sonic franchise”….you have no idea how weird it feels for me to say that. So over the past few weeks, you’ve likely noticed that I’ve been doing nonstop crowing over the latest game in the Sonic franchise, Sonic Mania.
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